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Bob & Doug Animated by Fox?
Jun. 17th, 2008 10:28 amFile this under, "Nice idea but you know somehow it's just going to be bad."
It always amazed me how Bob & Doug took off (nyeah) so quickly in the US - perhaps because it innately confirmed the impression Americans would like to have of us as slightly dim, harmless and basically friendly people.
Funnier still when you consider that Moranis and Thomas invented these characters when they were just goofing around in front of the camera, after the CRTC had made some demands for more explicitly Canadian content (this is why the early Bob & Doug sketches have the long, involved crawl explaining about "Kanadian Korner").
Fox wants piece of Bob and Doug McKenzie
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | 11:19 AM ET
The Fox network has signed up to develop The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie, a cartoon based on the famous Canadian hosers.
The Hollywood Reporter said Monday that Fox has become involved with the pilot episode and will back Canada's Global network to create the first 13 episodes.
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who developed the original Bob and Doug for an SCTV skit in 1980, will voice the cartoon.
They created an unlikely hit by playing the slightly dim, beer-swilling, lumberjack jacket-wearing Bob and Doug.
Thomas told the Hollywood Reporter the animated series will set the hoser brothers in a fictional town with family and friends.
Comedians Dave Coulier, Colin Mochrie, Pat McKenna, Derek McGrath, Ron Pardo, Jayne Eastwood and Ho Chow will also voice characters in the series.
Fox has had great success with its animated series, including The Simpsons and American Dad.
The co-production deal between Global and Fox marks a trend in Canadian TV. Global is working with NBC on Howie Do It, a prank comedy show starring Howie Mandel and CTV is working with CBS on cop drama Flashpoint. CBC's Sophie is also to air on ABC.
It always amazed me how Bob & Doug took off (nyeah) so quickly in the US - perhaps because it innately confirmed the impression Americans would like to have of us as slightly dim, harmless and basically friendly people.
Funnier still when you consider that Moranis and Thomas invented these characters when they were just goofing around in front of the camera, after the CRTC had made some demands for more explicitly Canadian content (this is why the early Bob & Doug sketches have the long, involved crawl explaining about "Kanadian Korner").
Fox wants piece of Bob and Doug McKenzie
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 | 11:19 AM ET
The Fox network has signed up to develop The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie, a cartoon based on the famous Canadian hosers.
The Hollywood Reporter said Monday that Fox has become involved with the pilot episode and will back Canada's Global network to create the first 13 episodes.
Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who developed the original Bob and Doug for an SCTV skit in 1980, will voice the cartoon.
They created an unlikely hit by playing the slightly dim, beer-swilling, lumberjack jacket-wearing Bob and Doug.
Thomas told the Hollywood Reporter the animated series will set the hoser brothers in a fictional town with family and friends.
Comedians Dave Coulier, Colin Mochrie, Pat McKenna, Derek McGrath, Ron Pardo, Jayne Eastwood and Ho Chow will also voice characters in the series.
Fox has had great success with its animated series, including The Simpsons and American Dad.
The co-production deal between Global and Fox marks a trend in Canadian TV. Global is working with NBC on Howie Do It, a prank comedy show starring Howie Mandel and CTV is working with CBS on cop drama Flashpoint. CBC's Sophie is also to air on ABC.
